Monthly Archives: September 2011
Peer Pressure Released
I think that I have come to the conclusion, more or less, that, for the most part (notice the F. Scott Fitzgeraldesque clarifications?), we simply cannot learn anything of great worth from our peers/friends. Sure, our friends may have admirable … Continue reading
You Will Go No Fur(ther)
In the cheeky Charles A. Coulombe’s latest at the even cheekier site Takimag, he notes with amused detachment that on Sept. 21st, West Hollywood initiated a no-fur commerce policy within its limits. Having grown up in Southern California (though I … Continue reading
Fighter for a Lost Position
This start-up Swedish clothing company that sells tees of a far-right nature and that supports a traditional Catholic website and forum that I read on a regular basis offers a Yukio Mishima shirt that I find particularly striking. The shirt … Continue reading
The Trying
“…And what there is to conquer / By strength and submission, has already been discovered / Once or twice, or several times, by men whom one cannot hope / To emulate–but there is not competition– There is only the fight … Continue reading
If I Should Fall from Grace with God…
Well, I have also fallen from grace with my blog. Because my Muse travels westward during the summer in the Dirty South, I could barely find the inspiration to drink let alone to write. You are right, sweetheart –I should … Continue reading
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